17 Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing through the word about Christ.

18 But I say, they have not heard, have they?[a] On the contrary,

“Their voice has gone out to all the earth,
    and their words to the ends of the inhabited world.”[b]

19 But I say, Israel did not know, did they?[c] First, Moses says,

“I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are not a nation;
    by a senseless nation I will provoke you to anger.”[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 10:18 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here
  2. Romans 10:18 A quotation from Ps 19:4
  3. Romans 10:19 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here
  4. Romans 10:19 A quotation from Deut 32:21

17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message,(A) and the message is heard through the word about Christ.(B) 18 But I ask: Did they not hear? Of course they did:

“Their voice has gone out into all the earth,
    their words to the ends of the world.”[a](C)

19 Again I ask: Did Israel not understand? First, Moses says,

“I will make you envious(D) by those who are not a nation;
    I will make you angry by a nation that has no understanding.”[b](E)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 10:18 Psalm 19:4
  2. Romans 10:19 Deut. 32:21